May 27, 2008 | WJZ-TV Baltimore
Major Accident Ties Up Memorial Day Traffic
WJZ.COM has learned of an overturned trailer on I-95 just north of White Marsh. Officials say propane was spilled, and southbound I-95 is shut down at this time.
Serial arsonist arrested, Baltimore police say
Police said John Newcomb told them he used rags, scrap paper or pieces of wood to set seven fires in homes and sheds in Northeastern Baltimore over the past three years.
5. - Keep your money,' Baltimore legislators tell state board
"Keep your money" was what Baltimore County lawmakers told the state Board of Public Works on Wednesday, rejecting $3.9 million for an addition to Loch Raven High School .
Police identify victim in fatal accident
A Baltimore County man employed by FedEx has been identified as the person killed Friday when the double tractor-trailer he was driving on the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway struck another tractor-trailer ...
Perry Hall group gives cash to local causes
The grants are as follows: * Some $6,800, in conjunction with the Woman's Club of Perry Hall, to the Friends of Perry Hall Mansion. via North East Booster
Library will celebrate 20th year
On Saturday, May 3, the White Marsh Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle, will be commemorating its 20 years with a daylong slate of events. via North East Booster
“It's cleaner to work here than in the dusty conditions out on the landfill”
A Perry Hall man was happily shoveling mulch into his small trailer on a perfect Thursday morning in April. via North East Booster
Baltimore County tabs sustainability chief
“We are borrowing from the future, burdening generations not yet born”
Always replace divots. It was a lesson David Carroll 's father hammered into him as a young boy on the golf course, a gesture of common courtesy for players to come. via Baltimore Examiner
Security glass thwarts robbers
The thieves failed in efforts to rob clerks at a motel on Pulaski Highway and at a gasoline station on Philadelphia Road. via North East Booster
Plan for new methadone clinic sparks debate
“It's designed for people who drive there, get their treatment and leave.”
Perry Hall residents are protesting what could be Baltimore County 's fifth private, for-profit methadone clinic, citing a legally controversial county zoning law banishing them to industrial areas. via Baltimore Examiner
State lawmakers cool to slots at White Marsh
“Are we going to kill the whole shopping area”
A proposal to put a slot machine operation in the White Marsh area of Baltimore County was floated to county lawmakers by a Harford County businessman Saturday. via Baltimore Examiner
Propane, homes are explosive mix
“I'm not aware of any specific policy the city has regulating propane tanks”
On Tuesday, a propane tank exploded, severely burning a 48-year-old man and heavily damaging three Hampden rowhouses. via BaltimoreSun.com
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School enrollment falls, rises in different areas
“The shape of Baltimore County doesn't make it easy because a nearby school may not be in our jurisdiction”
Although the Baltimore County public school system has a declining number of students overall, pockets of growth continue to cause crowding in some schools, and officials must 'think creatively' to balance the district's space needs, the head of the county school board said in an interview yesterday.
'A lot of times, such as in the Towson situation, you don't even have the option of moving kids around to nearby schools because those schools are in the same crowded position,' board President JoAnn C. Murphy said. Read more
Assembly line place of prideWhite Marsh plant's product in spotlight
“It's going to be good for the local economy, too -- especially Lipscomb's Pizza”
Assembly line place of pride White Marsh plant's product in spotlight 11/08/07 by linda garman weimer Employees at the Allison Transmission plant in White Marsh, including one from Perry Hall, are enjoying the ... via North East Booster
Mega lottery winner to open school for witches
“Oh, I don't believe in curses”
Believes 'gods' want him to 'take the bull by the horns' Ellwood "Bunky" Bartlett -- Mega Millions lottery winner, Wiccafn high priest, recently retired accountant -- would like to clear up a few misconceptions ... via Lottery Post
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Officials Discuss Best Way To Ease Traffic
“The green line, a very important project, which would go from Johns Hopkins Hospital Metro Station to the north to Morgan State and further north to Baltimore County”
BROOKLANDVILLE, Md. Too many cars are moving too fast and the state wants to take action, expanding the upgrades it's already making to Maryland interstates. via WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weather
Price may drive the success of hybrid SUV
“The thing that really stinks is how much it costs to fill up.”
The first hybrid vehicles were econoboxes that took fuel efficiency to new extremes, offering the starkest of contrasts to the gas-guzzling SUVs loathed by environmentalists. via The Baltimore Sun
N.J. man gets 24 years for bid to kill witness
A 38-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced in federal court in Baltimore yesterday to more than 34 years in prison for trying to kill a witness. via The Baltimore Sun
Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. via The Baltimore Sun
Hybrid transmission upshifts hope at GM: Spotlight put on unit fresh off White Marsh assembly line
“This plant plays a significant role in that future”
Both General Motors Corp. and its workers saw the minting of the Allison Transmission plant's first hybrid transmission yesterday as much more than just a new product. via Utility Products